THURSDAY AUGUST 22, 2013 VOLUME 120 ISSUE 12 Serving The University of Alabama since 1894 CULTURE | MUSIC
Wiz rolls up on Greekfest Wiz Khalifa, Dispatch, Mother Funk on lineup By Francie Johnson | Contributing Writer
Photo Courtesy of Atlantic Records Wiz Khalifa will perform at Costa Greekfest Friday.
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No demolitions for 2013-14 scheduled Presidential II residence hall will be open by fall of 2014
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Presidential II’s construction site now stands where Rose Towers used to reside. Once built, the residence hall will have 358,000 square feet of housing and a 132,800 square-foot new student center, according to a statement from Juneau Construction, the company heading the construction efforts. The new residence hall and student center will be completed and ready for movein by August 2014, Tim Leopard, assistant
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vice president for construction administration, said. Director of Housing Administration Alicia Browne said the University always keeps its options open for future demolition sites and locations to expand. “Right now we will be looking at maintenance needs in the building and potential residential projects and where it will need to expand,” Browne said. “Expansion is based off what has the best need and what is best for the future.” In addition to the residence hall construction, The University of Alabama’s largest projects were completed this summer, which include the North Engineering Research Center and the ten Hoor building
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renovations. While classes resume, construction on Presidential II, a social media center, several fraternities and sororities, and the new Fresh Food Co. dining hall will remain in process. “During the normal summer is when we try to do work to minimize the impact of campus to accommodate the students,” Leopard said. The project’s goal is to be completed in conjunction with the academic year. Each project, from design to approval, takes roughly 19 months, Leopard said. There are no current plans for more SEE CONSTRUCTION PAGE 6
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helped others with his music. Urmston has been involved in several charities throughout his career, including the Elias Fund, with Zimbabwean youth, and Amplifying Education, a foundation geared toward improving schools throughout the United States. Urmston said giving back helps make his career feel worthwhile. “What goes around comes around,” Urmston said. “It’s a way for me to live a more fulfilling life out on the road if I feel like the band is doing good things besides just playing. The road can get kind of empty sometimes, so it’s a way to round the experience.” Dispatch, a band known for merging elements of many different musical genres, reached the peak of its popularity in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The band released its fifth studio album, “Circles
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For the past four years, University of Alabama students have been “partying with a purpose” at Costa Greekfest, an annual benefit concert organized by Greek Affairs and the Interfraternity Council. Friday night, the party is back for a fifth year, this time hosted by Tuscaloosa band Mother Funk, indieroots band Dispatch and rapper Wiz Khalifa. The event, sponsored by Costa, has raised nearly $150,000 throughout the last four years. All of the proceeds go directly to various charity organizations, with this year’s profits benefiting UA Greek Relief’s tornado recovery efforts and the Billfish Foundation’s work toward cleaning up the coast. Matt Ford, public relations chair for the IFC, said much went into deciding what charity to support for the fifth annual Costa Greekfest. “This year was something special because we really wanted to support UA Greek Relief,” Ford said. “It was a real privilege to give money to UA Greek Relief in addition to Billfish because they’re a really good philanthropy.” This won’t be the first time Chad Urmston, lead singer of Dispatch, has
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Around The Sun,” in 2012 after a 12-year hiatus. “We just kinda grew up a little bit,” Urmston said. “We’re all more mature. I think we used to be so wrapped up in each others’ identities; we had no life except for the band. It’s good now that we have our own separate lives.” Dispatch fans love the band for its folkish tunes, but Urmston and his fellow band members plan on changing directions completely for their next project: a dance album. “We hope that people will kind of embrace us as a band that’s doing different things,” Urmston said. “With artists that I really love, I don’t want to be pandered to. I want them to take me higher.” Urmston said he looks forward to Wiz Khalifa’s headlining set, a sentiment shared by much of the student body. “I’ve been listening to Wiz Khalifa since my sophomore year of high school,” John Flis, a junior majoring in mathematics, said. “I stumbled upon his song ‘Say Yeah’ and decided to see what else this Wiz Khalifa guy had recorded. I found a gold mine of music. He quickly became my favorite rapper.” Cameron Jibril Thomaz, better known as Wiz Khalifa, has released three studio albums, 11 mixtapes and has collaborated
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UA Athletics Senior Kristel Vourna swims during a competition against Kentucky. By Kevin Connell | Staff Reporter Dennis Pursley knows what it takes to build an elite program. His plan to build a solid foundation for the future is here, and now it’s time to start putting it into place. Pursley, head coach of the Alabama swimming and diving team, enters his second season in charge of the program, but this is far from his first time around the block. The Louisville, Ky., native, who graduated from Alabama 40 years ago, spent his entire career by the pool before returning to his alma mater. “Last year, the primary focus was to bring a stronger team concept to the program and to develop the culture,” Pursley said. “A culture we establish with what we call our three core values: attitude, character and commitment. “This year, the talent level is going to be significantly beyond last year’s in terms of depth.” Over the course of his 40-year career, Pursley has been the director of the United States National Team as well as the head coach of both the Australian Institute of Sport
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and Great Britain’s 2012 Olympic squad. But while Pursley’s eye for talent has helped him stay in the sport all these years, it’s his unique coaching philosophy that has brought him success. Rather than making swimming and diving a sport of individuals, Pursley said it’s more important to build a strong, bonded team to ultimately find success. “Too often in our sport, I think the focus is exclusively on the individual,” he said. “The team concept is missing. You’re not going to achieve your team potential in that respect. The individual focus, I think, is still an important part of it, but within the parameters of that team concept.” The team concept alone, however, is not the only approach Pursley uses as head coach. “I’m a little bit different from a lot of my colleagues in the sense that we put all our eggs in the championship competition basket at the end of the season,” Pursley said. “Every day, our focus is on preparing for the best possible results and the championships at the end of the season, where that difference from some is that we really don’t deviate from that
in order to prepare for the dual meets along the way. “As a result, we take the risk of maybe not performing quite as well as we might have, had we kind of set aside our championship focus and focused more on the short term performance results. But we’re willing to take that risk.” The risks have proven to work out for Pursley in the past. In 2006, he was inducted into the American Swimming Coaches Hall of Fame. Despite the higher profile jobs he has held over the years, Pursley said he feels “unbelievably fortunate” about his current position. “I started my coaching career here 40 years ago as a graduate assistant, and it’s kind of come full circle,” he said. “I fully intend for this to be my last coaching job; I hope it’s not a short one. I feel more energized than I have in years, and I’m enjoying it and hope to be coaching here for years to come. I don’t have a crystal ball to know how long that’s gonna be, but there’s no place I’d rather be right now.”
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is an 8 -- You win! You have the advantage this month, with the Sun in your sign. Come to a new understanding. Get the best quality. You’re the star this month. Find more energy with exercise.
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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Use something you’ve been saving. Friends offer good advice. Finish up old business this month and clean house. Enjoy private time for organization and plotting. Pamper yourself. You gain in popularity.
Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Traveling isn’t as easy now but may still be worth it. The challenges you uncover make great stories. Organize your workplace this month, and focus more on details, with the Sun entering Virgo.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Group efforts produce optimistic findings. Your team needs you this month. You’re more involved with the public. Arrange the setting carefully. The best things in life are free.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- A superior’s fabulous dream is part of the picture. You’ve achieved a lot more than you like to give yourself credit for. Speak up. Tie up loose ends, and while you’re at it, accept a bonus.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is a 6 -- Your score is rising. This month is about perfection, and there will be a test. Use what you’ve learned so far. Stick to your plan. Take an optimistic stance, and give it your best shot. Clean up.
Gemini (May 21-June 20) -Today is a 7 -- Your focus shifts to domestic matters this month. Consider working from home, and manage multiple projects. Find a balance, so you can’t tell whether you’re working or playing. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Find a bargain for your home. You’re getting more curious, and there is a lot more work coming in than expected. You have laser beam concentration this month. Write, produce and record. You’re learning fast. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Work success boosts your selfesteem to the next level. Use what you’ve kept hidden. For the next month, you’ll find ways to make money. Listen and learn. Check out the backstory. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is a 7 -- Repay a nice favor. This month is good for travel or launching projects. Confer with your team. Start planning an adventure. Handle all the logistical details and dive into the culture. Enjoy yourself. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is a 9 -- Don’t worry. It’s easier to track details this month so get organized. Get farther than expected with getting affairs in order. If you don’t have the right tools, find someone who does. This allows money to flow.
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Producers to promote film Two young producers from VICE, a production/media company based out of New York City known for their Emmy-nominated television shows on HBO, are coming to The University of Alabama campus Thursday to promote their film, “Lil Bub & Friendz,” showing at the Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday. The film stars Internet cat sensation, Lil Bub, along with Grumpy Cat, Nyan Cat, Keyboard Cat, Scumbag Steve and The Internet. While in Tuscaloosa, the producers are interested in making a piece on the UA campus and are looking to talk to students about their experiences. Look out for them this weekend.
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Ball returns after surgery The University of Alabama football team took to the practice field Wednesday for the second day in a row after two days off Sunday and Monday. Redshirt defensive end Dakota Ball was back at practice after undergoing an emergency appendectomy two weeks ago. Defensive linemen Brandon Ivory and Jeoffrey Pagan went through full drills after getting hurt in Saturday’s scrimmage. Amari Cooper continues to regularly work with the wide receivers after being sidelined with a foot injury from Saturday’s scrimmage. Freshman running back Alvin Kamara was the only non-quarterback wearing a black, non-contact jersey. He rode a stationary bike off to the side. Coach Nick Saban said Kamara would be out “probably a couple weeks” after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. Alabama will return to the practice field tomorrow for its third of five straight practices this week.
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IN THENEWS Linkedin to offer ‘university pages’ MCT Campus Hoping to attract younger users, careeroriented social network LinkedIn announced Monday that it’s adding a feature for universities to promote themselves and will allow students as young as 14 to open accounts. “This is a way we can engage kids in their future,” said LinkedIn product manager Christina Allen. “We’ve done a huge amount of research with parents and universities, and we saw how powerful it is to give these insights to students.” LinkedIn has been aimed at an audience of professionals and college students aged 18 or older, Allen said, but 14 “is really about when kids these days are starting to think about colleges.” The network’s new “university pages,” which resemble the “company pages” that many employers maintain on the site, are designed to let users follow news from different schools, find information and ask questions of faculty or students. They include tools for sorting LinkedIn’s membership data to researching things like the kind of jobs a particular school’s graduates have landed, or where employees of a particular company earned their degrees.
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Re-evaluating the cancer of growth at UA By Asher Elbein | Staff Columnist There are too many people at The University of Alabama. Not the most controversial opinion, I’ll admit. I suspect that the majority of the teeming hordes outside my window share it, which proves that irony is not as dead as people say. As far as opinions go, it’s practically passé, up there with noting that the sky is blue and other football teams are terrible. But it’s true. There are too many people at this university. One has only to note the despair on the faces of drivers trapped behind endless flowing walls of pedestrians. One need only observe the stupefied stare of a freshman confronted with Fresh Foods at lunch time. The parking situation hardly even needs to be explored, as mention of the subject alone is enough to reduce even the sweetest soul into a spitting ball of rage. Everywhere there throngs an endless, clogging mass of humanity. The residence halls are overflowing with freshmen, sometimes beyond reasonable capacity. Somerville, that famously placid female residence hall, shall surely no longer be placid now that three women have been crammed within every room. To have seen the annual migration of hopeful girls into Tutwiler is to be reminded of the flight of a million butterflies, though butterflies do not require several carts to move their belongings to Mexico and back. Some of these people will be soaked up by the greek housing options, of course.
Many more will be pushed off campus entirely, flooding out into the off-campus housing around the University. Good luck finding an apartment next year, when this year’s crop of bright young faces have been unceremoniously expelled from the residence halls. The solution proposed by our administration seems to be to try and build our way out of the problem. Already the bones of a massive new hall are rising beside Presidential, itself previously touted as the answer to some of the housing problems. The Bryce property has been purchased with the intent to install some new halls there as well. Gargantuan greek houses are sprouting like fungus along Old Row. If we’re patient, the administration tells us, the University will figure out how to accommodate all of its students. Plans are in motion. Be patient. This would be a reasonable and productive explanation, if it weren’t for the University’s compulsive habit of admitting anybody with a pulse and a checkbook. Each freshman class has been larger than the last, a trend that shows no sign of stopping anytime soon. And no matter how many bike racks are erected, no matter how many new residence halls are promised, the root problem remains.
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These may sound like the grumblings of an upperclassman unwilling to move to the times. Perhaps, you might think, I have an issue with the flood of out-ofstate students. Maybe I just hate freshmen. Maybe I just hate people. None of the first three are true; I remember being a freshman, I myself am an out-of-state student, and I hold no particular hatred for change. But there is clearly a population problem on this campus. The infrastructure groans beneath the weight of a million Sperry-ed feet. The dining halls are picked clean by lunch time and again by dinner. North Korea’s border is more porous than this campus during the day. The University is, like most large institutions, an organism in its own right. Departments work together like organs, roads twist like veins and people build all of it like cells. But now there are too many people. And there’s a word for unmitigated, unmanaged growth in an organism: cancer. Letting in fewer people while the University prepares to house them won’t kill Alabama. Continuing this kind of growth, however, probably will.
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Asher Elbein is a senior in New College. His column runs biweekly on Thursdays.
I’m writing in response to Nathan James’ column, “Pope Francis, nontraditional stances may preserve Catholic Church’s future.” Mr. James made several assertions about Pope Francis and the Catholic Church that, as a Roman Catholic, I would like to address. Many Catholics chuckled at the liberal media when it celebrated Pope Francis’s recent remarks about people who experience samesex attractions because we understand Pope Francis wasn’t saying anything new. Pope Francis was merely affirming Catholic doctrine when he said, “A gay person who is seeking God, who is of good will – well, who am I to judge him? The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains this very well. It says one must not marginalize these persons. They must be integrated into society. The problem isn’t this [homosexual] orientation – we must be like brothers and sisters. The problem is something else. The problem is lobbying either for this orientation or a political lobby or a Masonic lobby.” Pope Francis wasn’t specifically discussing gay priests; he was addressing questions about reports of a “gay lobby” inside the Vatican. Furthermore, the Church has always welcomed people who experience same-sex attractions. The Church does not, however, teach that individuals should act on every sexual attraction that they experience. Pope Francis was reiterating that we must distinguish an individual from his or her attractions. Mr. James wrote, “Pope Francis is poised to alter some of the most enduring fixtures of modern Catholicism.” This couldn’t be further from the truth. Pope Francis reiterated Catholic teaching as thenCardinal Bergoglio when he encouraged Argentinean clergy to protest the legalization of same-sex marriage, warning that redefining marriage could “seriously injure the family,” calling it “a destructive pretension against the plan of God,” and called gay adoption a form of “discrimination against children.” He also wrote in “On Heaven and Earth,” “[samesex marriage] transcends the religious question; it is an anthropological one. … Everyone needs a masculine father and a feminine mother to help them shape their identity.” In his first encyclical, which he co-authored with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Pope Francis affirmed that marriage is the union of one man and one woman for the nurturing of children. Pope
Francis hasn’t said anything contradictory to the Catholic teaching that contraception is intrinsically evil because it removes the possibility of procreation from sex. Pope Francis’ remarks about atheists being able to do good are nothing new, either. He pointed out the obvious, that one doesn’t have to be Catholic to be virtuous. The Apostle Paul wrote, “God our Savior … desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth … For the grace of God has appeared for the salvation of all men” (1 Timothy 2:3-6; Titus 2:11). The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches, “… Created in the image of the one God and equally endowed with rational souls, all men have the same nature and the same origin. Redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ, all are called to participate in the same divine beatitude: all therefore enjoy an equal dignity” (CCC #1934). It also teaches, “Since it rejects or denies the existence of God, atheism is a sin against the virtue of religion but the imputability of the offense can be significantly diminished in virtue of the intentions and the circumstances” (CCC #2125). Mr. James notes, “On social issues like gay marriage, the church has lagged behind the general population for decades. In many affluent countries, this is leading to slowed growth in the church compared to other belief systems.” Public opinion has no bearing on the truths that the Catholic Church teaches. Catholicism can seem like a real stick in the mud when it comes to sodomy, contraception and moral relativism, but that’s why people stay in or join the Catholic Church. We don’t like what the world offers us. We see many of our peers are desperately unhappy – or maybe we once were, too – with the ways of the world, and we realize we are all called to greater things. I’m glad Pope Francis’s words resound with a diverse group of people. Pope Francis isn’t saying anything new to Catholics, but he’s evangelizing to non-Catholics, which is cool. I would like to invite Mr. James to come to St. Francis University Parish one Tuesday evening this semester for our weekly student mass and meal. He’ll find a pleasant group of Catholic students who are happy to further discuss our faith, the Church and Pope Francis. We don’t bite. Claire Chretien is a junior majoring in public relations and American studies.
Lack of dorm availability denies students ‘full college experience’ By Erynn Williams | Staff Columnist The “full college experience” is defined differently by each and every student. But the one thing that the majority of these definitions share is the campus. As we are all aware, The University of Alabama is a very popular school. With 156 national championships in football and countless other championship-winning sports teams, who wouldn’t want to attend the University? But, beneath Alabama’s success in sports lies an institution with a rich tradition that everyone can fall in love with alongside its numerous accreditations. The only problem with this tradition
is that despite efforts to make more room by encouraging upperclassmen to seek off-campus housing, many freshmen are still denied the full college experience because there are simply just not enough bed spaces on campus. Living on campus in a dorm allows students the opportunity to be in the center of both the University itself and the University’s social life. But for one who not only lives but also spends most of his or her free time off campus, a sense of connection can be harder to establish. Being an overflow student myself last year, I was able to make friends and attend events during the daytime, but due to my lack
of transportation, I did not do much on campus at night or on the weekends. The apartment that I lived in for my freshman year was not entirely too far from campus, but a 35 minute walk to the Ferg on a sunny 93° day or a chilly 30° afternoon just wasn’t worth it sometimes. On-campus living is crucial to students in their freshman year for a smooth transition and a proper introduction to university life. The University is fully capable of promising this to incoming students; however, it appears as though accepting a surplus of students when there is already not enough space on campus is more important. The way I see it, the univer-
sity can fix this problem one of two ways. Option number one: The University can slow up on its acceptances. I understand that former University president Dr. Witt set out to increase admission so that the population would reach his goal over a span of years. However, this goal has already been met and met rather quickly. Last year’s fall freshman class entered with 6,397 students, increasing enrollment to over 33,000 students. Obviously, the University is not going to be able to house the entire 33,000 students enrolled, but not being able to house a full freshman class is unacceptable. Slowing admission down will certainly not hurt the University.
Option number two is also a pretty simple fix: Build more dormitories. It’s hard not to notice the giant cranes around campus, so it’s quite evident that the University knows that more housing is needed, but the construction sure does take quite a while. The construction of the second Presidential Village began when I started attending the University last fall. Since then, I have seen at least three apartment complexes nearby constructed and ready for move in, as well as multiple greek housing projects either near completion or already finished. Meanwhile, the construction of the second Presidential Village is still going on. You tell
me what’s wrong with that picture. As long as the University continues accepting more freshmen than it can handle, housing will continue to become a problem for students here. And as for the future freshmen, they will be stripped of the chance for a full college experience for at least one year of their college careers. One can only hope that the current administration will take the necessary steps towards fixing this increasingly-growing problem. Erynn Williams is a sophomore majoring in dance and international studies. Her column runs biweekly.
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NEWSIN BRIEF SGA, CW host yard sale for scholarships The Student Government Association in conjunction with The Crimson White will be hosting the first UA Yard Sale in the parking lot of Canterbury Chapel Saturday from 10 a.m until 2 p.m. The yard sale is open to all students, faculty and community members to sell their goods. All students and members of the community are welcome to come and browse the sale for a range of items from housewares to textbooks. Any students who wish to be vendors can contact Dani Beach at dmbeach@crimson. ua.edu for more information. The vendor fee for students is $10, while community members can be vendors for $20. Tables will be provided. SLPro hours will also be offered to all those who volunteer at the event. All proceeds will be donated to the SGA Scholarship Fund.
SGA prepares new programs for upcoming year By Samuel Yang | Staff Reporter Students at The University of Alabama are busy adjusting to a new fall semester, but executives in the Student Government Association have been preparing throughout the summer for the upcoming year. Hamilton Bloom, vice president of student Affairs, said his office is introducing initiatives for students ranging from international outreach to environmental awareness. These new initiatives will include mentoring programs and a new recycling program, RecycleBama. “The initiative that I am most passionate about instituting is a buddy program for students in the English Language Institute. We are trying to create a program that provides these students with American buddies to help them out on campus. Even though we live in Tuscaloosa, Ala., we are in a worldwide community, and our specific campus community should do everything we can to embrace that,” Bloom said. Since Student Affairs “can reach into any facet of campus life,” Bloom said his office has to transcend the
endless possibilities and pursue welldeveloped programs. “This office will not be about building a resume of dozens of shallow platitudes passed off as services to students. We will take our broad purview in the SGA and strive to create meaningful programs that positively affect the lives of all students,” Bloom said. “My department is given the broad task in improving your life . Whether it’s starting a new program or getting on the phone to solve your problem, my department is designed to make your life better.” Parker Graham, vice president of External Affairs, said his office, the “project-oriented divison of SGA,” will be using diverse media to raise the profile of its work in an effort to increase student participation. “The largest challenge I believe I will face is encouraging student involvement in the various projects External Affairs will offer throughout the school year,” he said. “Many beneficial projects in the past could have had a larger impact through higher participation rates.” Graham said students should look out for Get On Board Day and the
services opportunities presented during it and Capitol at the Cornerstone, which he said is his department’s biggest opportunity this semester. “Capitol at the Capstone is an event in October where local and statewide leaders come to UA to speak to the student body. My office is currently striving to bring in some influential speakers who will inspire and benefit our student body,” he said. Graham said his office was focusing on helping the University’s influence extend to other higher education institutes. “As the largest educational institute in the state, we have the ability to make a huge impact on higher education in Alabama,” he said. “I, along with many directors, have spent the summer at conferences and meetings in order to gain insight on how to make sure the ‘voice of UA’ is heard.” In addition to its other intiatives, the SGA will also continue its First Year Council program. FYC serves to represent first-year students and introduce them to the SGA. Ashley Daugherty, a sophomore majoring in anthropology, was on the
SGA INITIATIVES · Recycle Bama · ELI buddy program · Capitol at the Capstone · First Year Council council last year. “One really cool thing we did last year was a toy drive for a children’s hospital in Birmingham. It was really awesome to be part of that,” she said. “Some of the councilors also showed some local students around the campus to get them interested in college, which was really great.” Daugherty said he strongly encourages freshmen to participate in the program. “It’s such a great way to get involved and really see how the SGA works,” she said. “It also helps you identify your strengths and weaknesses in those areas and meet people who can really help you grow.” Applications for FYC are on the SGA’s website and are due by Aug 30.
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WHAT TO KNOW • Presidential II to be completed by August 2013 • Residence Hall will have 358,000 square feet of housing and a new student center While classes resume, construction on Presidential II, a social media center, several fraternities and sororities, and the new Fresh • Food Co. dining hall will remain in process. • Riverside parking deck to be completed within the next month
CW | Hannah Glenn
Presidential II is currently under construction at the previous site of Rose Tower.
Riverside parking deck to be completed soon CONSTRUCTION FROM PAGE 1 demolition of dorms or academic buildings this year, beside a few sorority houses to accommodate their growth, Browne said, and that demolition will occur next
summer. Leopard also explained that the University will gain the Bryce Lawn property within the next year, and the newly constructed Riverside parking deck will be completed within the next month. “The parking deck is a great addition to have at the campus,” Tyler Spindler, a senior and threeyear resident at Riverside West,
said. “It is great to see improvements here, but for a while, the focus turned to more housing and less parking. I’m glad the accommodations were made for more parking. Hopefully I won’t get so many tickets.” A board meeting is scheduled for September to submit possible future plans for approval and to move forward with other projects.
SOURCE launches the Co-Curricular Transcript By Ellen Coogan | Staff Reporter Responding to a need for a record of extra-curricular involvement, The SOURCE launched mySOURCE’s Co-Curricular Transcript (CCT) this year. “Boiled down to essentials, it’s a transcript for the extracurricular activities that students have participated in while enrolled at The University of Alabama,” Emily Dowdell, director of communications for The SOURCE said. “The co-curricular transcript is a combination of self-reported and verified documentation of a student’s involvement at UA. A student’s CCT might include leadership activities, professional or educational development experiences like workshops and training programs, honors and awards for involvement, and basic participation in student organizations.” For an unofficial CCT, students can use mySOURCE to track their involvement. For an official CCT, students must submit a Co-Curricular Verification form to the Office of Student Involvement and Leadership and attend a Co-Curricular Engagement session. Starting this fall, engagement session registration is available on mySOURCE under “Campus Links.” Even though the program is new, it is still possible for 2014 graduates to receive a co-curricular transcript. mySOURCE allows users to backlog data from involvement prior to the adoption of this system, and some of the data entered previously was carried over into the new system. Upperclassmen interested in creating a cocurricular transcript should
contact The SOURCE for help. Rosalind Moore, director of undergraduate and graduate student involvement, said the conversation about developing some sort of student involvement transcript has been going on for several years within student affairs. “It came out of a need to allow students to officially track co-curricular involvement,” Moore said. “We constantly on a continual basis get requests from students for a record of their involvement.” When the contract for orgsync, the previous extracurricular tracking system, ran out, Moore and others looked into other options for better functionality, and discovered the system they rebranded as mySOURCE. They chose mySOURCE for its co-curricular transcript component, Moore said. “Through involvement in co-curricular experiences, students gain transferable skills that can be applied outside of their college life. The co-curricular transcript provides a record of these co-curricular
experiences and, used alongside a student’s resume, it provides additional depth and understanding of the impact of involvement on a student’s time at UA,” Dowdell said. “The CCT is intended to complement the student’s academic transcript by demonstrating the development of knowledge and skills that employers and graduate programs look for.” In addition to using it as an application supplement, students may use it when creating their resumes. “I always say a resume starts as a blank sheet of paper,” Moore said. “With this, it’s a little bit simpler.” Kirk Walter, assistant director of the Office of Student Involvement and Leadership, said, “I think students will benefit in two ways. Primarily, it will help students memorialize education and growth outside of the classroom. The second is that it will be a formalized way of communicating to employers and graduate schools a student’s level of involvement.” With the new slogan, “Do More in Four,” a play on the
University’s “Finish in Four” mantra, Moore stressed the importance of co-curricular involvement. “As you’re here and finishing your degree, take this opportunity and get the most out of this experience,” Moore said.
WHAT TO KNOW WHAT: mySOURCE online extracirricular transcript BEST TIME TO START: Freshman year WHERE: The SOURCE located in the Ferguson Center
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UA professors band together
Submitted PhD’Licious is a classic rock cover band comprised solely of UA professors and alumni. By Tara Massouleh | Contributing Writer As many professors welcome new students to campus, some will be doing so with a few classic rock favorites. PhD’Licious, a band comprised of University of Alabama professors, will be playing at Rollin’ on the River, an event to welcome new Honors College students.
PhD’Licious is a classic rock cover band comprised solely of UA professors and alumni. The band’s three original members include Alan Lane of the department of chemical and biological engineering, Norm Baldwin of the department of political science, and Kevin Whitaker, associate dean of the College of Engineering.
The band was born out of the form for. We feed off the energy members’ desire to return to of the crowd,” Lane said. “We music after years of focusing on are at our best when the crowd academia. is dancing and having a great “We were talking about our party. Student organizations younger rock ‘n’ roll days. We like this are often the best. But all went off to grad school. Got we played for an 80th birthday some Ph.D.s and jobs that pay. party once, and they could really Now we’re turning gray, and party too.” we miss that music. So we put The group performs covers of a band together, and we hit the Motown classics, R&B, rock ‘n’ street,” Lane said. roll, blues, soul and funk from The band’s name, inspired the last 50 years. For the profesby Fergie’s “Fergalicious,” was sors of PhD’Licious, who have chosen by Lane’s wife out of each been teaching for more necessity when than 25 years, the band needed music is just as a name for the much a passion sign-up sheet as teaching. at its first open “Playing in a mic. The men of band is an emoPhD’Licious said tional explothey have even sion. It allows more to owe to me to sing at their wives, as the the top of my -Alan Lane band was formed lungs, scream, at a College of dance like a Engineering facfool, dress in ulty and staff Christmas party outrageous ways and sing about Baldwin attended for his wife. love with passion and convic“After the party, Alan decided tion,” Baldwin said. to invite Kevin and me over to Outside of the passion he his house to jam a little bit, just has for performing, Baldwin to see how it went and sound- also said the band’s audied,” Baldwin said. “And boom, a ence is a reason they continue four-piece band was started that performing. grew over the years to a seven“I also love to entertain a piece horns band.” crowd – to provide a crowd a Since its formation in 2008, venue for emotional expression PhD’Licious has performed at through music, as well as simply multiple venues in and around a fun experience,” Baldwin said. Tuscaloosa, including Egan’s, With more than 100 years of Innisfree Irish Pub, Bama combined onstage experience, Theatre, Speakeasy, Jupiter and coupled with the band’s self-prothe Red Shed. Lane, Baldwin and fessed youthful energy drawn Whitaker are also no strang- from working with students all ers to performing for their stu- day, the PhD’Licious professors dents. They have performed said they are determined to conat many UA events, including tinue to deliver a good time. a UA Student Affairs picnic at “Our music is so delicious Manderson Landing and Earth that you can’t stop dancing from Day on the Quad. the very first song,” Lane said. However, to PhD’Licious, it is “When the audience is totally not so much the “who,” but the worn out, we have done our job.” “where” that is important for its Rollin’ on the River will be performance. held Thursday, Aug. 22 at the “Our enjoyment is more Tuscaloosa River Market at closely linked to who we per- 8 p.m.
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CULTURE IN BRIEF International Coffee Hour Returns Capstone International Services is bringing back its weekly International Coffee Hour beginning Friday at 11:30 a.m. in 105 B.B. Comer. International Coffee Hour offers students from all over the world a chance to meet new people, learn new cultures and, of course, enjoy coffee and snacks. Shashank Wattal, a junior majoring in electrical and computer engineering and a member of the International Students Association, said the coffee hour is an easy way to meet new people. “It provides an opportunity for people from all over the world to come together and talk,” Wattal said. “It has an easy-going atmosphere. It’s not like a class or anything. You’re just hanging out.” Wattal credits the coffee hour as the reason he has met so many different people. “I think it’s really cool, because you meet people that you would have otherwise not have met on campus,” Wattal said. “I met people from so many different countries. I would not have met them if I had not gone to the coffee hour.” International Coffee Hour is not just for international students, but students from the United States as well. Rachel Ramey, a sophomore majoring in civil engineering, frequently attended the event last year and said she enjoys the opportunity to meet students from all over the world. “Everyone comes from somewhere different, so whether you’re meeting an Alabama student or students from different places, it’s fun,” Ramey said. “You get to speak to people you’ve never met or people from other cultures you’ve never thought about. You’ll find ways they’re very similar to you and ways they’re very different.” Ramey also said she uses the coffee hour as a way to practice languages. “If you speak a language, there’s probably someone there who can speak it, so you can make friends and improve your language,” she said. “I speak Spanish, so I sat down with a couple of girls from Colombia, and we talked for an hour, and after that we hung out until they went back to Colombia.” Wattal and Ramey agree that the coffee hour is an opportune way of breaking the barrier between international and domestic students. “You pass B.B. Comer all the time and you see all the international students out there, and you don’t really talk to them, and they don’t really talk to you because everyone’s a little bit awkward,” Ramey said. “You’re [at the coffee hour] to just talk.” The event is set every Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in 105 B.B. Comer. For more information on International Coffee Hour, visit B.B. Comer. “It’s a huge campus, and you’re not going to just run into somebody from Ghana or Italy or some other country because there are so many people,” Wattal said. “International Coffee Hour provides a special opportunity to
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Thursday, August 22, 2013
Backstreet’s back, all right
Big Hassle Media A boy band favorite from the 1990s, Backstreet Boys will be performing at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on Tuesday, Aug. 27 with MTV’s “Jersey Shore” star DJ Pauly D. By Abbey Crain | Culture Editor
Students who wish to rekindle the love of 1990s boy bands past will have their opportunity to do so with the Backstreet Boys, who are set to perform at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 8 p.m. Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Kevin Richardson, Howie Dorough and Brian Littrell will make their comeback with MTV’s “Jersey Shore” star DJ Pauly D opening. Anna Tetzlaff, a junior majoring in secondary education, plans on attending the Backstreet Boys concert with her boyfriend
and his mother. She said it was not until high school that she began to listen to the band’s “poppy beats” because her mother was always in control of the radio when the band first rose to stardom in the late ‘90s. “My favorite memory involving the Backstreet Boys actually took place last year,” Tetzlaff said. “My brother, boyfriend and I were driving in the car when ‘I Want it That Way’ came on the radio, and we all instinctively began belting along with Nick and the boys.” The three of them instantly recognized the beats of the song and automatically fell into the harmony.
Tickets now on sale for Costa Greekfest GREEKFEST FROM PAGE 1 with several big names in the music industry, including Lil Wayne, Maroon 5 and Snoop Dog. “I like his flow and his unique style,” Flis said. He sings about such a free
“Even though none of us had heard the song in years, we didn’t miss a beat, literally,” she said. Koury Young, a senior nursing student, remembers the Backstreet Boys’ music accompanying her throughout her elementary school years. “I’m going to see the Backstreet Boys because they were one of my favorite bands as a kid,” Young said. “I remember saving my money in elementary school to buy my very first CD, which was their second album. My mom took me to my first concert in 1st grade to see them at the BJCC. I think they’re America’s original boy band,
lifestyle and does what he wants wherever he is, just living his life to the fullest each day. It’s inspiring in a way.” Greekfest will take place Friday in the Northeast Commuter lot behind the Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Chi houses. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $40 in advanced and $50 at the
PLAN TO GO WHAT: Backstreet Boys WHEN: Aug. 27, 8 p.m. WHERE: Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
so why not relive the fun by going to see them again 15 years later?” Seats for the event are reserved and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com or at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater box office.
door, and all proceeds will benefit UA Greek Relief and the Billfish Foundation. To purchase tickets, visit studentorg.tix.com. “We’re hoping to raise a lot of money for the charity,”
Ford said. “That’s the whole point driving the event – to make a difference – and of course we’re hoping for a good turnout, a fun, uniting event for campus and the student body.”
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Homegrown Alabama gives Tuscaloosa organic options
CW | Austin Bigoney Homegrown Alabama attracts local residents to the Tuscaloosa Rivermarket in search of fresh produce. The organic goods can also be purchased at Canterbury Chapel every Thursday. By Tara Massouleh | Contributing Writer With summer fading into fall, Homegrown Alabama is stocking up on colorful and seasonal produce, ripe for Tuscaloosa residents’ choosing. Homegrown Alabama’s farmers market is held every Thursday from 3-6 p.m. and usually hosts anywhere from 300-500 members of the Tuscaloosa community, many of whom are UA students and faculty. With its location on campus in front of Canterbury Chapel on Hackberry Lane between Bryant Drive and University Boulevard, the market is a convenient stop for students to pick up fresh, locally grown food and other products. UA grad student and current market manager Mo Fiorella said she believes the market is both
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figuratively and literally putting healthy food options on the table for students. “If nothing else, Homegrown Alabama creates an event that draws the attention of students and the campus community and makes them aware of food,” Fiorella said. “No ‘out of sight, out of mind’ excuse will work when you walk by the market on your way home from class.” This accessibility to students is continued in Homegrown Alabama’s acceptance of Bama Cash, as well as debit and credit cards to buy tokens that work as cash for the market vendors. Homegrown Alabama has also made an effort to provide healthy and simple recipes featuring seasonal fruits and vegetables that are conducive to dorm living. Fiorella said much of Homegrown
Alabama’s popularity with UA students is due to its management by fellow UA students who are passionate about the movement to eat local. “It’s a student group, run by students, not for profit,” Fiorella said. “I think the students care about local food or food in general, but they also help to create and enjoy the community that surrounds the market.” Taylor Holmes, a sophomore majoring in biology, said she attends the market as an alternative to buying processed foods that have become staples among college students. “I like that I can use Bama Cash at the market just like at other dining options on campus, but I get fresher foods that I can cook myself,” she said. “I would much rather buy from local farmers than chain gro-
cery stores where I don’t know how many pesticides and additives are going into their produce and other products.” Homegrown Alabama also hosts special events on the first Thursday of every month. Next month’s event will be a Back to School Tailgate featuring live music, crafts and a barbecue recipe sampling. In October, the market will continue the production of its annual Fall Festival, which will include fall recipe samples and cards, kids activities, face painting, a cakewalk and live music. While H o m e g r ow n Alabama has expanded its market exponentially in its six years on campus, its mission, according to its website, has remained the same: “We want to know where our food is coming from, and we want you to know, too.”
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Thursday, August 22, 2013
WOMEN’S SOCCER
International players adapt to UA PLAN TO GO WHAT: Women’s soccer vs. Wake Forest WHEN: Sunday at noon WHERE: W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium in Winston Salem, N.C. RECORDS: Alabama 0-0, Wake Forest 0-0
SPORTSIN BRIEF 2014 Football Schedule The SEC announced the 2014 conference football schedule Wednesday. Alabama’s final non-conference opponent and the date of the game have yet to be determined. Date, Opponent, Site Aug. 30 vs. West Virginia at Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 6 vs. Florida Atlantic at Bryant-Denny Stadium Sept. 20 vs. *Florida at Bryant-Denny Stadium Oct. 4 vs. *Ole Miss at Oxford, Miss. Oct. 11 vs. *Arkansas at Fayetteville, Ark. Oct. 18 vs. *Texas A&M at Bryant-Denny Stadium Oct. 25 vs. *Tennessee at Knoxville, Tenn. Nov. 8 vs. *LSU at Baton Rouge, La. Nov. 15 vs. *Mississippi State at Bryant-Denny Stadium Nov. 22 vs. Western Carolina at Bryant-Denny Stadium Nov. 29 vs. *Auburn at Bryant-Denny Stadium *SEC opponent
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Ball back at practice after emergency apendectomy UA Athletics The talent of the freshmen women is what Merel Van Dongen attributes to early success. By Marc Torrence | Sports Editor When Merel Van Dongen joined the Alabama soccer team from Amsterdam, Netherlands last year, she had to adjust to American culture, the life of a college student and regularly speaking English. But she had no problem adjusting to life on the field. Van Dongen scored three goals and three assists, earned SEC AllFreshman honors and was named SEC Freshman of the Year. Van Dongen’s story is hardly unique to the UA soccer team recently under head coach Todd Bramble. Ten girls will be looking to make the same impact this year. “We’re already forming a team, which is really good,” Van Dongen said. “Sometimes freshmen need time to get used to
everything, but they’re totally part of the team. Everyone is. We’re on the same page. They know how we like to play; they know what to do on the field. I’m really positive about our freshmen.” Before Van Dongen, it was Pia Rijsdijk, another Dutch player who came in and had early success. Rijsdijk scored five goals and had seven assists her freshman year and was named to the SEC AllFreshman team. “A lot of it falls back on us being able to get the most talented players, the ones that are ready,” Bramble said. “Freshmen all come in at different places. Some of them have a long way to go, are sort of in over their head. Some of them need a month. Some of them are ready to go right from the start.” This year there is a large
group from which the next star freshman could come. Bramble signed nine players on national signing day and added a 10th later in March. Bramble once again signed a player from Europe, adding Mia Jahr from Norway. Van Dongen and senior midfielder Molly Atherton said Jahr is already making a good impression. “Mia has done well since she’s been here,” Atherton said. “It’s probably the most she’s trained in her life, but she’s really gotten into it and made a difference. We’re looking forward to having her.” Atherton said there is a lot that goes into being able to contribute right away. “First of all you have to be fit. That’s the main thing,” she said. “And second of all you just have to come in and know that you
want to start and you want to fight for a starting position right when you get here. You can’t come in and think, ‘Oh I’m the youngest, I may not get on the field.’ You’ve got to come in and want it.” Bramble noted two early adds that have a chance to make a difference. Auburn Mercer and Jordan Meyer both enrolled in January, which gave them an early advantage and put them on the fast track to starting this weekend’s season opener. “By the time that they’ve played with us all spring and even played in our two preseason games here, they’ve played 10 college games already before they’ll start against Wake Forest on Sunday in their first real game as a freshman,” Bramble said. “That’s a huge advantage for players like that.”
The University of Alabama football team took to the practice field Wednesday for the second day in a row after two days off Sunday and Monday. Redshirt defensive end Dakota Ball was back at practice after undergoing an emergency appendectomy two weeks ago. Defensive linemen Brandon Ivory and Jeoffrey Pagan went through full drills after getting hurt in Saturday’s scrimmage. Amari Cooper continues to regularly work with the wide receivers after being sidelined with a foot injury
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FOOTBALL | POSITIONS BREAKDOWN
Cornerbacks look to overcome Milliner loss By Nick Sellers | Staff Reporter With the football season coming up, The Crimson White will do a position-byposition breakdown of the Crimson Tide’s roster. Up next: cornerbacks.
WHO’S GONE: Dee Milliner (NFL Draft)
WHO’S STILL HERE: John Fulton (senior), Deion Belue (senior), Jabriel Washington (redshirt sophomore), Geno Smith (sophomore), Bradley Sylve (redshirt sophomore) WHO’S NEW: Cyrus Jones (former wide receiver), Jonathan Cook
(four-star), Eddie Jackson (four-star), Maurice Smith (four-star) STANDOUTS: Belue started all 14 games in 2012 across from Milliner, with 40 tackles and two interceptions to his credit. Fulton played extensively in 2012, making one start. OUTLOOK: Any secondary would struggle after losing a player like Milliner. Although Belue wasn’t fluid at times in 2012, leading to key pass completions, Saban has complete faith in the new No. 1 corner for the Crimson Tide. A more physical aspect to Belue’s game would complement
Alabama’s secondary in the flats. After a trial by fire in the Texas A&M game last season, Fulton is determined to prove himself as a starter in 2013, as indicated in preseason. Once Geno Smith returns from his suspension due to his recent DUI, he should see extensive playing time as a nickelback and should come off the bench in standard sets. Although Jones is brand new to the position, he could see playing time in dime formations this season. Washington and Sylve both have had solid preseasons and will be reliable reserves.
CW | Austin Bigoney Cornerback Bradley Sylve breaks free from his guard to catch a pass in practice Wednesday.
Clinton-Dix heads athletic, promising group of safeties By Nick Sellers | Staff Reporter
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With the football season coming up, The Crimson White will do a position-byposition breakdown of the Crimson Tide’s roster. Up next: safeties.
STANDOUTS: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix grabbed five interceptions, tied for the most in the SEC, including one in each of the last three games. Vinnie Sunseri and Landon Collins both tied for the team lead in specialteams tackles last year with 10 apiece. OUTLOOK: Clinton-Dix made numerous preseason first-team All-American lists, including ESPN’s and Sports Illustrated’s, a result of the former five-star’s progression late in the season. The interception
WHO’S GONE: Robert Lester (undrafted NFL free agent) WHO’S STILL HERE: Nick Perry (senior), Jarrick Williams (junior), Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (junior), Vinnie Sunseri (junior), Landon Collins (sophomore) WHO’S NEW: Jai CW | Alaina Clark Miller (former MLB playJunior safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix takes down running back T.J. Yeldon in the A Day game.
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Clinton-Dix notched in the BCS National Championship Game intensified the spotlight on the free safety. A quiet, determined athlete in preseason, expect ClintonDix to only get better and be a finalist for the Thorpe Award in December. Sunseri switched from nickelback to safety this year. At times a liability in pass coverage in 2012, look for Sunseri to thrive in fiveand six-DB situations on defense. Perry will continue to be a reliable coverage back. Expect Collins to step in around midseason and make his first start.